$203 ▲ +103.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $100
- 2016: $193
- 2021: $203
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Mirboo · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far lower housing costs than most similar areas define Mirboo, where the typical weekly rent is just $203. This affordability is paired with a very high rate of home ownership, with more than half of all residents owning their place outright.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mirboo — lower than 74% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent of $203 is far below the Victorian figure of $370. Similarly, the usual monthly home-loan payment is $1,300, which is well below both the state and national averages.
$203 ▲ +103.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,300 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Mirboo, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
In Mirboo, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 41%, followed by Under $1,000 (33%) and $3,000 or more (18%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very common here, with 51.5% of homes owned outright—far above the national figure of 31%. Consequently, the rental rate is much lower than most areas, at only 6.7%.
6.7% ▼ -48.1%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
51.5% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Mirboo, Owned outright is the majority at 53%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 40%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 94.8% of all homes, far above the Victorian average of 73.4%. While 75.4% of homes have three or more bedrooms, there are slightly fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
94.8% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
75.4% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Mirboo, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 57%; 4 bedrooms is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Mirboo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21702/mirboo/topic/housing-dwellings